Hanna Linderstål is the CEO and founder of the Earhart Business Protection Agency, a cyber intelligence specialist agency that supports authorities, organizations and the private sector with management advice regarding cyber threats, disinformation, and training on these issues. With over 25 years of experience in combating digital and virtual threats, she has previously been an advisor to various government agencies and international organizations. Linderstål is co-chair of the ITU working group for metaverse cyber security. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the UN’s specialized agency for information and communication technology – ICT.
Linderstål also has the role of vice chairman of the Swedish Psychological Operations Association, a voluntary defense organization that supports authorities with training on what disinformation is and how to increase the public’s knowledge of disinformation. In her engagement as a European advisor for XRSI, she provides knowledge about virtual threats, disinformation challenges and the EU’s regulatory framework vis-à-vis information handling actors and platforms in the EU.